🏀 Anthony Davis Injury Update: When Will He Be Back and Return to Wizards?

AD has not yet played in a Wizards uniform. Will he make his Washington debut this season?

Matt Burke

Last Updated: February 28, 2026 7:30 AM EST • 3 minute read

Anthony Davis Injury Update When Will Be Back Return — Pictured: Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis (3) walks off the court during the game between the Mavericks and the Nets at the American Airlines Center. Photo by: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

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Anthony Davis remains a double-double machine at 32-years-old, as he is consistently a threat to go over 20 points and 10 rebounds each game. Davis’ 2025-26 season has been derailed, however, due to ligament damage in his left hand. The question fantasy basketball managers and Washington Wizards fans are now asking is when will Davis return and be back on the court. Below, we will dish out an injury update on Davis and look at his fantasy stock.

🔙 When will Anthony Davis be back and return to play?

Davis was traded to the Wizards on Feb. 5. He has not yet played a game for Washington.

Davis injured his hand while a member of the Mavericks, back on Jan. 10. It is believed that Davis suffered a mild hand injury that typically takes 3-6 weeks to recover from.

AD has already surpassed that timeline as he was injured seven weeks ago.

If the Wizards were in a playoff race it is likely that Davis would already be back in action. But since Washington is an abysmal 16-42 on the season, there is little incentive for Davis to come back until he is 100 percent.

🏀 Is Anthony Davis out for the season?

It is likely, but not certain, that Davis will play again this season. Davis is expected to be “re-evaluated” next week.

Davis took issue with the idea that he was “done” for the season at the time of the injury. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported at that time that Davis was set to undergo surgery to repair the ligament damage, and that Davis would miss “several months.”

AD responded on “X” by saying, “Y’all better stop listening to all these lies on these apps!”

Of course, this was before Davis was traded from the Mavericks to the Wizards.

Nonetheless, we project that Davis will play again this season, within the next month or so. Here are some potential dates in which we could see the return of AD.

Monday, March 16: Golden State Warriors at Washington Wizards
Tuesday, March 17: Detroit Pistons at Washington Wizards
Thursday, March 19: Detroit Pistons at Washington Wizards
Saturday, March 21: Oklahoma City Thunder at Washington Wizards

📊 Anthony Davis fantasy impact

Davis is still owned in 88 percent of Yahoo! fantasy basketball leagues despite the injury. When healthy, Davis is still one of the top fantasy basketball players.

A double-double machine, Davis went in Round 1 of most standard fantasy drafts this past fall.

In 20 games played with the Mavs this season, Davis scored 20.4 ppg and pulled down 11.1 rpg.

🧙‍♂️ Wizards betting odds

The Wizards are off the board when it comes to NBA Finals odds. You can still bet on every Washington game the rest of the season, however. Each game at the best NBA betting sites has great live betting options.

You can even bet on this summer’s NBA Draft, where Darryn Peterson (-135) is projected to go first overall, potentially to the Wizards.

Written by:
Matt Burke

Matt Burke is a veteran sports journalist with expertise in sports betting content. He is a former Evergreen Managing Editor. Prior to that, Matt founded MetroBet - a digital and print sports betting platform for Metro US Newspapers (now AMNY). He also served as the Executive Sports Editor for Metro Newspapers, which had outlets in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Matt built his NFL experience covering Super Bowls, and he has also covered the Final Four. His work has appeared in the past for Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, the Eagle Tribune, Gloucester Daily Times and Newburyport Daily News. Matt is a graduate of UConn (Go Huskies!), where he earned a degree in journalism. His favorite time of year to place bets is right before the start of the NFL season, where he can't help but sprinkle on every single team's season win total. He also enjoys live betting each and every NFL Sunday.